Calligrapha continua

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Calligrapha continua
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Tribe: Chrysomelini
Genus: Calligrapha
Species:
C. continua
Binomial name
Calligrapha continua
(J. L. LeConte, 1868)

Calligrapha continua is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, in the subgenus Zygogramma, which was formerly a genus. [1]

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Description

C. continua is a small leaf beetle with an orange-brown head and orange-brown pronotum, mottled with yellow at the frontal end. The elytra are pale white or yellow and marked with four continuous, elongated brown stripes. The suture is also brown.

Distribution and habitat

C. continua is native to North America, Canada, and Mexico. [1] Both adults and larvae are associated with the false sunflower species showy goldeneye ( Heliomeris multiflora ). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Shawn M. Clark, Hume B. Douglas, Daniel J. Cavan (2024) Notes on Calligrapha Chevrolat (subgenus Zygogramma Chevrolat) and Tritaenia Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 78(2): 281-295.
  2. ↑ Clark, S. M.; LeDoux, D. G.; Seeno, T. N.; Riley, E. G.; Gilbert, A. J.; Sullivan, J. M. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae exclusive of Bruchinae) (PDF). Coleopterists' Society. p. 257.


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